4 ms·

This plan probably won't amount to more than a corporate hand out. Much rather have Bernie's plan. TLDR: • Provide $150 billion through the Green New Deal in

by Klinky 6y ago

This plan probably won't amount to more than a corporate hand out. Much rather have Bernie's plan. TLDR: • Provide $150 billion through the Green New Deal in infrastructure grants and technical assistance for municipalities and/or states to build publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative, or open access broadband networks. • Require that all internet service providers offer a Basic Internet Plan that provides quality broadband speeds at an affordable price. • Break up internet service provider and cable monopolies, bar service providers from providing content, and unwind anticompetitive mergers. • Ensure broadband infrastructure is resilient to the effects of climate change.

joecool1029 6y ago
> • Provide $150 billion through the Green New Deal in infrastructure grants and technical assistance for municipalities and/or states to build publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative, or open access broadband networks. Limit it to eminent domain on the poles for rural/suburban municipalities. Costly, but keeps the rent seekers off the physical medium. For populations over X density, use the money to drop fiber underground, again that the municipality owns. Issue licenses to companies that want to play ball with the towns and cities, or give the people the option to have the town run it. Spectrum/poles/underground should be public resources. Fine and/or revoke licenses from companies that are running scams and failing to reach this commitment. States have flexed before to compel companies to meet build-out requirements: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/12/20691853/charter-spectrum-new-york-deal-roll-out-internet-service https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/12/20691853/charter-spectrum... Spectrum squatters are a real problem for smaller WISP's. DISH is likely the largest mid-band squatter on the market right now, having built a single test tower with their AWS-4 spectrum license. It was supposed to cover 70% of the population by March 2020 and they blew it off for 3 years or so and are requesting another 3. https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseAdminSum.jsp?licKey=3453558 https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseAdminSum.j...

by Klinky 6y ago

joecool1029 6y ago

> • Provide $150 billion through the Green New Deal in infrastructure grants and technical assistance for municipalities and/or states to build publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative, or open access broadband networks. Limit it to eminent domain on the poles for rural/suburban municipalities. Costly, but keeps the rent seekers off the physical medium. For populations over X density, use the money to drop fiber underground, again that the municipality owns. Issue licenses to companies that want to play ball with the towns and cities, or give the people the option to have the town run it. Spectrum/poles/underground should be public resources. Fine and/or revoke licenses from companies that are running scams and failing to reach this commitment. States have flexed before to compel companies to meet build-out requirements: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/12/20691853/charter-spectrum-new-york-deal-roll-out-internet-service https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/12/20691853/charter-spectrum... Spectrum squatters are a real problem for smaller WISP's. DISH is likely the largest mid-band squatter on the market right now, having built a single test tower with their AWS-4 spectrum license. It was supposed to cover 70% of the population by March 2020 and they blew it off for 3 years or so and are requesting another 3. https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseAdminSum.jsp?licKey=3453558 https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseAdminSum.j...